Car-window.



A. H. NBWPHER.

CAR WINDGW.

APPLIOATION FILED 111112.21, 1909.

1,025,640. Patnted May?, 1912.

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CABfWINDOW;

Specification of Letters E'atent.

IPatented May 7, 191e.

Application filed June 21, 1909. Serial No; 503,388.

which are villustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a,partthereof.

This invention is especially adapted ttor use injconnection with' carshaving metal bodies. Its object is to provide an improved window casingwhich mayl be` adjusted to compensate for inaccuracies in theconstruction of the car body. lt is essential that the .ash fit snuglywithin v'the casing in. order that it may move' freely, while completelyit is found in `prautice exceedingly diflicult to -so accuratelyconstruct the window casing in metal cars as toprovide a proper fit forthe sash,

and Vafter thecar hasbeen in service there inaylae suii'lcientdistortionof its body to either cramp'the sash in its ways or open seamsthrolighwhich air, dust and rain may enter. v

The vpresent invention overcomes thesel difficulties by providing ,forthe adjustment and readjustment of the Stiles of thecasing and the stopscarried thereby for providing the ways within which the sash runs.

' rlfhe .invention yis fully hereinafter described, and is illustrateddntheaccompanyin drawings in which i" re 1 is a detail elevation of theinner the-.window casing and of the win being .shown in part in sec- Ii'. 2 a sectional View on .the line The window sill is shown vat 10, andits casing at 11. There are` shown inner and Aouter windows, generallydesignated` by the numerals 12, 13, and a dust guard or screen 14,located between the two windows. --f .""fhe sash may be of any preferredform of construction. As shown in the drawings, thejframe of each of.the sash is tubular 'and formed of sheet metal. As these sash, as shown,are made the subject of a divisional. application they are not hereinfully described, nor is any claim herein made relating to them.

The uprights of the window frame are shown as" channel bars 11, securedbetween the outer and inner sheathing 34, 35, of the car body. The stileplate 36 is carried-by a plurality of short plates 37, 38, to whichit issecured by means of screws, as shown at 39, 40, these plates in turnbeing secured to the channel bar 11 by means of screws 41, 42,

the heads of which are countersunk within the bars 37, 38, the stileplatebeing apertured to give access to them. Helical springs 43, 44,encircle the screws 41, 42,

vand react between the plates 37, 38,-and the bottom of the channel bar11.

Guide plates 45, 46, are secured, respectively, to the inner and outerfaces of the wall of the car and extend beyond the stile plate 36, whichloosely engages them, the inner edge of the outer plate 46 having aninstanding lip 47 for excluding the weather. Stop bars 48, 49, 50 and 51are secured to the stile plate 36 by any suitable means, and provideWays within which thesash may run, their sash-engaging faces bei shownas undercut to snugly-fit upon t e` sash bars. The stops 49 and 5() arespaced apart to forms ways for the frame of the screen 14.

In assembling the elements of the window casing the Stiles are trued upby manipulating the screws 41, 42. Should the stile require to be set inthe screws are turned up, compressing the springs 43, 44,. Should thestile require to be set out, the screws are turned back, the springsforcing the plates out correspondingly. Should there be any distortion'of the 'car body the sash will automatically adjust itself to the extentof the distance between the heads of the screws and the stile plates, asthe plates 37, 38, are free to slide upon the Unthreaded portions of thescrew Shanks. v

The dovetail engagement of the sash with the casing insures a close fitunder all circumstances.

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scribed maybe used together, yor may be separately associated with.

other forms *of` construction'.

I I claim my inventont l fxed to the outer faces of the plates and In aWindow, in combination, a fixed-1 spaced apart from the heads of thescrews.

frame,` stile-supporting plates 'having counu 'FRED H NEWPHER telsunkapertures, screws loosely eugag- J 51mg the plates and in threadedengage- 'Ttnesses:

mentI with the frame, springs' reacting be- LOUIS K. GILLSON,

tween the plate and the frame, `and a stile I E. M. KLATCHER.

